Audi no longer selling manual transmission cars in Canada

Automaker chalks up decision for 2019 model year on falling take rates for stickshifts

Audi will no longer offer a manual transmission in it cars in Canada or the United States, beginning with the 2019 model year, the company has confirmed.

The refreshed Audi A4 and A5 coupe will see their six-speed manuals dropped in the U.S., Car & Driver reported mid-August, and an Audi Canada spokesperson confirmed the availability changes there would be reflected on this side of the border, too.

Just five percent of A4 customers Stateside opted for the stickshift, making it just not feasible for the German automaker to ship them here. In its place buyers will find a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic.

The last manual-equipped Audis to be sold in Canada are on dealership lots now, with sales of new stickshift cars ending later this year as the 2019s roll in.